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Katherine Knott
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News editor at Inside Higher Ed, forever higher ed policy nerd. Missing old Twitter.
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Well, we made it y’all! Now I need a nap.
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News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.

“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
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January 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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The “R-word,” long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right. The word’s proliferation has alarmed many advocates and people with disabilities who thought it had long since been removed from circulation.
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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this small drop of good news could not be better timed: heated rivalry ebooks are now open to anyone with an NYPL card, no waitlists

happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕

www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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A reminder.
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it.

News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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As my D.C. journo colleagues/friends have pointed out, Trinity Rodman's record deal wouldn't have happened without the Spirit community.

While sports continue to be dictated by balance sheets, it's a nice reminder of where women's soccer's soul lies. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Trinity Rodman could have left the NWSL. The Spirit made it impossible to leave
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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the league tried its damnedest to mess this up, and if rodman didn't have the connection to dc and the community of supporters at audi field, she would be yet another star leaving. they'll tout this as a league-wide win, it is not, the win is the property of the women's soccer community in dc.
January 22, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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GIRL WHO IS GOING TO BE OKAY
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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❄️ 🥁Our first snowfall map is out!!!

Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"

Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.

Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
After spending weeks following neg reg, @jessicablake.bsky.social breaks down how the Education Department got consensus on the contentious policies.

While ED credits open dialogue and compromise, some negotiators say they felt strong-armed into voting yes.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
High-Stakes Policy Talks Shed Light on ED’s Playbook
In negotiating loan caps, a Pell Grant expansion and accountability measures, the Education Department made few concessions and yet secured unanimous agreement. Here’s how they did it.
www.insidehighered.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.

Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"

www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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Federal agents pinned a man to the ground in south Minneapolis and sprayed him with chemical irritants directly in the face.

Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Why Trump's legal retreat from his anti-DEI campus push may be too late for many colleges:

www.latimes.com/world-nation...
‘The damage is done’: Why Trump's DEI retreat in court may be too late for many colleges
The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
www.latimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I’m not ready
Models have the snowiest signal we’ve seen in a while -- several suites even hitting double digits for DC. ❄️

Trend: snowier, odds of significant accumulation rising.

Caveat: 4–5 days out and multiple disturbances interacting. Still room for a shift.

❄️ Promising | ⚠️ Not locked in | 📅 Stay tuned
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Canceled TRIO Grants

A judge ruled that the Education Department didn’t sufficiently explain its decisions or follow statutory and regulatory requirements in canceling the grants. https://bit.ly/4a2WGOS

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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A giant American flag that covers a full football field costs $6,900 to rent for a game.
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM